

She puts her doll too close to the stove, causing it to catch fire and start a fire.Īs the fire spreads through the house, the Clarkes begin to slowly die one by one trying to escape as Anthony, who finds himself locked outside, is forced to watch in horror - James, asleep from his beer, realizes too late about the fire and finds himself crushed by the debris Anne, who has been trapped in the bathroom by Megan, slowly suffocates from the smoke Tanya, trying to get out of the balcony, hangs herself on a scarf/burns due to backdraft Megan fails to escape and is burned in the fire and finally Dennis, trying to get out of the attic via the roof, falls and is impaled on the fence. Tanya calls Anthony and when he comes outside, Megan enters the kitchen. As Tanya tries to talk to her sister, a bird crashes through the window, causing Tanya to go look on the balcony when Megan locks her in. After their quarrel and the return of their eldest daughter Tanya from work, everyone in the family goes about their business - James drinks beer and watches TV, Anne takes a bath, eldest son Dennis puts his record collection in the attic, youngest son Anthony puts the kettle on the stove and Tanya goes to check on Megan in her room.

Spouses James and Anne quarrel again over the former's problems at the factory and the behavior of their youngest daughter, Megan. The Clarke family spends the day in a tense atmosphere.
